Normal results for a mental status examination depend to some extent on the patient's history, level of education, and recent life events. For example, a depressed mood is appropriate in the context of a recent death or other sad event in the patient's family but inappropriate in the contex...
L. (1975). Mental Status Exami- nation Record (MSER): Reliability and validity. Comprehensive Psychi- atry, 16, 285-301.Endicott, J., Spitzer, R. L., & Fleiss, J. L. (1975). Mental status examination record (MSER): Reliability and validity. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 16(3), 285-...
(redirected from Mental status examination)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. ex·am·i·na·tion (ĭg-zăm′ə-nā′shən) n. 1. The act of examining or the state of being examined: the examination of the evidence. 2. A set of ...
The most widely used of these clinical forms is the Mental Status Examination Record (MSER), designed to enable a clinician to record the results of a mentalstatus examination. The computerized output, which becomes a part of the clinical record, includes a narrative that has a one-to-one ...
MentalStatusExamination AffectandMood Mood:Anindividual’spersonalexperienceofemotion.Euthymic=NeitherhappynorsadDysphoric=UnpleasantfeelingsEuphoric=Cheerful,elated,possibly evenecstatic MentalStatusExamination Motivation Motivationalimpairmentcanmakeevenordinarylifetasksseeminsurmountable.SenseofSelf Disturbancesoftheindividual...
Mini-Mental State Examination in Brazil: An Item Response Theory Analysis The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is currently used to the track cognitive status of older adults in Brazil. Studies on its psychometric properties are lacking, especially ones that use Item Response Theory. The object...
and too much should not be expected of it. A comprehensive diagnosis requires a fullmental status examination, history,physical examination, and other supporting tests to understand the “why” of the disease and not just the “what.” In his 1998 retrospective, Folstein wrote, “The MMSE is ...
Thought process is a part of a mental status examination that evaluates quantity, form and tempo of thought. Taking into account that the professional implementing testing is not able to know the person's thought process, all the conclusions are drawn on the basis of communication with the perso...
[The Mini Mental Status Examination. Normative data and a comparison of a 12-item and 20-item version in a sample survey of community-based elderly]. The results of a study on the comparison of the original 20-item Mini-Mental State Examination with a shortened 12-item version as a brief...
Main Outcome Measurements: Cognitive status was assessed with the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA), the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and the cognitive subscale of the FIM™ instrument. The FIM motor subscale was used to assess functional outcome status. Functional...